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How Disney used DuckTales to launch its TV animation empire — and why Carl Barks’ comics made it possible
The real story behind DuckTales: Disney’s high-risk 65-episode gamble that transformed 1980s animation.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Disney's Moana teaser is here, with less Dwayne Johnson than you'd think
Maui is barely in the first teaser for the live-action remake of the Disney animated classic. You're welcome, Dwayne Johnson fans
November 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Toy Story 5's teaser wants to know why Kids These Days won't get off their tablets
Pixar has revealed the teaser trailer for the fifth(!) installment of its most iconic franchise, Toy Story. But we have to ask - just which age group is it for?
November 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Zootopia 2 release date: When will the animal detectives hop back into to theaters?
The release date for the animated sequel Zootopia 2 starring Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin is coming soon.
September 16, 2025
Avery Kaplan
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Disney is trying to convince Lilo & Stitch's co-creator to return to write the live-action sequel (but he already said no to directing it)
Chris Sanders co-wrote and co-directed the original animated Lilo & Stitch and has voiced Stitch in nearly every version of the character.
July 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The Little Mermaid voice actor Jodi Benson has just recorded a new Disney song for a secret project that got her heart racing
When asked a fan question at GalaxyCon 2025 in Oklahoma City, Benson let it slip that she just recorded a new song under some stressful conditions.
July 11, 2025
Ernie Estrella
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Why America Ferrera left Elio: An animator describes the "exodus of talent" after Pixar leadership shifted the focus of the movie
When Elio was first announced at D23 in 2022, Ferrera was announced to be providing the voice of the titular character's mother. So what happened?
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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To balance finding the next Inside Out and making the next Inside Out, PIXAR has a new formula for originals & sequels now
Every other movie the studio puts out will probably be a sequel, so expect more adventures with the Toy Story and Incredibles coming soon.
July 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
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After 2025 Oscar-winner Flow and Apple's Luck, Pixar is putting its own black cat on the the path to theaters
Pixar's Gatto, from the team behind 2021's Luca, was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025
June 16, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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After a decade off the air, Phineas and Ferb are returning to Disney entirely unchanged (well, almost)
The hit Disney show is coming back because streaming audiences demanded it, and it's business as usual - except for one small thing (Clue: check out what Phineas looks like now)
May 29, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Conan O'Brien joins the Toy Story 5 cast, and now we get to be disappointed by two old favorites at once
Conan O'Brien is playing Smarty Pants in Toy Story 5, in a bit of casting news that feels almost too on the nose
May 20, 2025
Trent Cannon
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All Hands on Deck: The biggest difference between Disney and Studio Ghibli, from an animator who has worked for both
Disney puts all their animators in siloed studios while everyone working on Princess Mononoke for Studio Ghibli was on the same floor.
March 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Disney's new Snow White says the 1937 Prince Charming "literally stalks" the titular character
According to the film's star, West Side Story's Rachel Zegler, this Snow White will feature a very different Prince Charming. And according to official descriptions, this one will have... well, an actual name
March 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Was Disney’s Aladdin your sexual awakening? It was for Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss star Brandon Rogers
How Disney’s Aladdin helped Hazbin Hotel’s Brandon Rogers become aware of his burgeoning sexuality
March 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Following Pixar's lead, Walt Disney Animation not only cancel Princess and the Frog series but abandons plans for Disney+ originals entirely
Following the success of Moana 2 and Inside Out 2, it is clear to Disney that there is more money at the box office than on streaming services.
March 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
Guides
Upcoming movies from Walt Disney Animation: Head to space with Elio and return to Zootopia in 2025
The studio that brought you Frozen, Toy Story, and the Incredibles is bringing you... well, more of that. But there's other stuff on the way too
January 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to watch The Lion King movies & TV series in release and chronological order
How to watch The Lion King, Mufasa, and all the sequels, prequels, and spinoffs
December 16, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The 10-year, tangled history of Disney trying to get another Tangled movie (especially after the creators kept saying 'no')
Disney's Tangled movie franchise has its own tangled history when it comes to a sequel.
December 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Lilo and Stitch return, Zootopia gets a second outing, and Pixar's first TV series debuts: What to expect from Disney movies and Disney animation in 2025
Looking for a Disney animated list for next year that includes Disney movies and streaming shows? We've got you covered
November 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Bleach animator says pop culture's greatest villain isn't from anime, but Disney
Speaking to a jam-packed room at the Anime NYC screening of Terminator: Zero, animator Masashi Kudō revealed himself to be a Maleficent stan
August 31, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Disney's Frozen 3 has been delayed a year (but Disney is already working on a fourth movie!)
Frozen 3 director Jennifer Lee appeared onstage at D23 to introduce the next two chapters of the beloved series
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Disney reveals Moana 2's big bad villain - and she's the "storm of all storms"
The Disney animated sequel washes up this Thanksgiving
August 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Winnie the Pooh is a getting an AI-assisted cartoon makeover, courtesy of Amazon's Prime Video (Sorry, Disney)
If anyone has enough lawyers to keep the Walt Disney Company at bay, it's Amazon
June 25, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Bless Bill Cipher! Disney is talking to Alex Hirsch about reviving Gravity Falls, says House of Mouse exec
The tease comes a month ahead of the release of the upcoming 'Book of Bill' spin-off from the beloved animated series
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Moana 2 trailer shows us a heroine looking for a new home as the film sets sail from the Disney+ shores
An epic musical showdown is set up for Thanksgiving weekend
May 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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What would a Disney version of the X-Men look like? A Marvel artist is showing us
We won't say we're in love with these designs (Okay, we really are)
April 24, 2024
Trent Cannon
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"We're back": Moana 2 debuts new song at CinemaCon
"Finally, we're back to who we're meant to be"
April 12, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Disney's D23 Expo tickets are on sale now!
After 140k people attended 2022's D23 Expo by Disney, the next question is simple: how can we do it again?
March 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Poll: What's your favorite Disney Villain song?
"My dear, sweet child. That's what I do."
November 24, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Disney's Wish ending explained
Disney's new film Wish brings together characters and ideas from Disney's entire 100 year history. But does it work?
November 22, 2023
Jim McDermott
Features
Disney's Wish: The songs, the posters, release date, cast, and more about Disney's new animated film
An all new major Walt Disney Animation Studios film almost here
November 08, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
The Wish release date is coming faster than a shooting star
Disney is wishing for another Frozen-level success
October 19, 2023
Trent Cannon
Features
Disney's Wish features a star-studded cast, with Chris Pine, Harvey Guillén, and Ariana DeBose and more showing up
When you wish upon a (Hollywood) star (or more than one, in this case)
October 18, 2023
Trent Cannon
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The Princess and the Frog Disney+ series Tiana finds its lead writer and director from the Netflix horror show Midnight Mass
Tiana will sing once again soon-ish... on the small screen.
October 10, 2023
Fran Ruiz
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Frozen director shares exciting update on upcoming third installment
It's not like families all over the world need to be more excited for the third Frozen movie, but this is sounding pretty good.
October 09, 2023
Fran Ruiz
Features
The Owl House season 3 almost revealed Hooty's "nonsensical" origin
We almost got Hooty backstory, though series creator Dana Terrace is skeptical about how the storyline might have been received.
September 12, 2023
Avery Kaplan
Features
Disney's Encanto: How to make a Bruno cosplay and take the animated hit into real-life
We don't talk about Bruno, but we will talk about how to make his costume!
August 12, 2023
Ani-Mia
Features
Disney's Hercules cosplayers celebrate 25th anniversary
These cosplayers put the "glad" in "gladiator" with their Disney cosplays!
June 10, 2022
Kendra Beltran
Features
Frozone to Frozen: cosplayer rocks Elsa cosplay amid snowstorms
Viral Frozone cosplayer keeps it cool the second year in a row by transforming into Elsa.
February 04, 2022
Lexi Ginn
Features
Luca: Cosplay under the sea with these Pixar and Disney-inspired outfits
Dive into our latest article about these Luca cosplayers!
July 23, 2021
Lexi Ginn